CHAPTER THREE - MYSTERIOUS SIRIUS
"Great. We have potions first." Moaned Ron.
"With Slytherin." Added Harry, miserably stuffing a blueberry pancake into his mouth.
Dean walked into the great Hall.
"Good morning." He said and placed himself next to me.
"Hi." I said.
"Oh great, POTIONS!" Dean looked at his schedule for the first time that morning. "What a great begging of the new school year. What do you have first Ginny?"
"Charms."
Now Hermione walked into the great hall.?
"Oh! I can't wait until this afternoon! I don't know how I'll ever be able to get through the morning." Sixth years were going to have Defense Against the Dark Arts last period. That meant Krum. ?
*** ???
Harry wasn't kidding. It was only first day, and I had a ton of homework. I had just gotten out of Herbology, my last class and was heading towards the Gryffindor tower when I bumped into Hermione. I didn't care what she said. Hermione Granger was definitely not over Victor Krum.
"Oh. Hi Ginny! Sorry!" She was in a very good mood. ?
"Hi. Where are you coming from?" Of course, I knew the answer but I wanted her to tell me about what went on with Krum."?
"Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione replied, almost squealing.
"Is Krum a good teacher?"
"What? Oh. yes, very good. Well, I think I should get to my homework." And with that, she rushed off.
"Hermione! Wait up!" I called after her. She pretended not to here me and within seconds, she was out of site and I made my way slowly towards the Gryffindor common room, expecting to see Hermione already absorbed in her homework like she always was. Instead, I saw Ron and Harry.
"Where's Hermione?" I asked.
"Dunno." Ron replied. "Probably talking to some teacher 'bout extra credit or something."
"No. I just met her, she said she was coming up here to do her homework. Although she was acting a bit odd. what happened in Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"Oh you know, Hermione raising her hand to answer every question, sat in the front row, she stayed after class and pretended she didn't understand something just so she could be alone with Krum." Ron said this in a flat, sarcastic tone.
"Honestly! What does she see in him??!?!?!?"
"I'd expect Hermione to like someone smart, not an idiot." Harry spoke for the first time that evening. ?
"Yeah, how did he get hired for the job anyway?" I asked.
"Dumbledore's desperate." The two boys said at the same time.
"Well, I think he should just." I trailed off.
"What? He just what. Ginny? Are you okay?"
"I was staring into the fire, not blinking. At least that's what Harry told me I was doing. I don't actually remember it.
"I stood there, staring for about a minute. I then turned around.
"Harry! Its me, Sirius." The words were coming out of my body, but I certainly wasn't saying them. Harry and Ron were both speechless, standing there and staring.
"W-What?" Harry managed to get out. "how. who. your DEAD!" Harry managed to get out.
"I don't have long." Harry's god father continued. "I've come here to warn you. There's a student in this school who is in disguise. It could be anyone. Talk to Lila, I think she might know something about who it is. You can trust her. you can also trust everyone in your year. Anyone else is a possibility, so watch who becomes your friend this year. I'm sorry I don't have time to explain much. But I have to go now, before its too late." He then turned to Harry. I'm happier dead Harry, its better this way." Before Harry could even open his mouth, my body flew backwards and banged against the wall. Apparently, I was unconscious for about thirty seconds. When I opened my eyes, I saw Harry and Ron standing over me.
"Ginny?" Asked Harry suspiciously.
"Yeah?" I responded casually, not knowing why he said my name like that. "And why am I on the floor?" I quickly got up.
"Don't you remember what just happened?" said Ron. I didn't say anything.
Harry walked over to his favorite chair as Hermione walked in.
"Vic- I mean Professor Krum is an amazing teacher!" Hermione sighed. "He pretends not to know something and then-"
"Hermione!" Ron interrupted her. "What is wrong with you?! Krum is a bastard! A stupid bastard! Can't you tell?!?!?! And if it weren't for him, you would have realized by now that something important just happened!
Hermione then looked around the room and saw Harry sitting on the chair looking like he'd just seen You-Know-Who. She then looked at me and probably saw an extremely confused expression.?
"It's the first day of school. What could possibly happened?"
"I think Sirius just talked to me." Said Harry flatly.
He didn't say anything else so Ron took over. "Harry, Ginny and I were just talking and then Ginny suddenly started staring into the fire and well, it was. Sirius. He said that there's a student in disguise or something. And that we could trust Lila and everyone in our year. Then Ginny came back.
"Yeah. and I found myself ON THE FLOOR!!!! I don't remember any of it."
"Sirius?" Hermione was obviously still in Krum's world. ?
"HERMIONE!!!" I don't think I'd ever seen Ron so mad. He stormed upstairs and Hermione didn't even seem to notice. "Those eyes!" she sighed. Now Harry was fed up too.
"He was my god father, Hermione. The closest think I ever had to family. Thanks for caring." He slowly made his way to bed.
Now, it was only the two of us there.
"What the hell has gotten into you!?!?!? I never expected you out of all people to put a stupid boy you like in front of things that actually matter!"
"He's not stupid!"
"Are you kidding me!?!?!? All he cares about is quidditch and his face! And last I heard, you didn't like him anyomore!"
I can change my opinion can't I?" Hermione turned around and walked upstairs.
There I was, left standing alone. It was the first day of school and things were already all going completely wrong. I knew Harry and Ron and Hermione wouldn't be talking the next day. That alone was bad enough. I didn't feel like being in the common room any more so I went to bed and did my homework there. I was half way through my homework when I realized that Hermione couldn't possibly have done any of hers. I got out of bed, snuck over to hers and peeked through. There she was, fast asleep with a smile on her face. Now I knew something was wrong.
"Great. We have potions first." Moaned Ron.
"With Slytherin." Added Harry, miserably stuffing a blueberry pancake into his mouth.
Dean walked into the great Hall.
"Good morning." He said and placed himself next to me.
"Hi." I said.
"Oh great, POTIONS!" Dean looked at his schedule for the first time that morning. "What a great begging of the new school year. What do you have first Ginny?"
"Charms."
Now Hermione walked into the great hall.?
"Oh! I can't wait until this afternoon! I don't know how I'll ever be able to get through the morning." Sixth years were going to have Defense Against the Dark Arts last period. That meant Krum. ?
*** ???
Harry wasn't kidding. It was only first day, and I had a ton of homework. I had just gotten out of Herbology, my last class and was heading towards the Gryffindor tower when I bumped into Hermione. I didn't care what she said. Hermione Granger was definitely not over Victor Krum.
"Oh. Hi Ginny! Sorry!" She was in a very good mood. ?
"Hi. Where are you coming from?" Of course, I knew the answer but I wanted her to tell me about what went on with Krum."?
"Defense Against the Dark Arts." Hermione replied, almost squealing.
"Is Krum a good teacher?"
"What? Oh. yes, very good. Well, I think I should get to my homework." And with that, she rushed off.
"Hermione! Wait up!" I called after her. She pretended not to here me and within seconds, she was out of site and I made my way slowly towards the Gryffindor common room, expecting to see Hermione already absorbed in her homework like she always was. Instead, I saw Ron and Harry.
"Where's Hermione?" I asked.
"Dunno." Ron replied. "Probably talking to some teacher 'bout extra credit or something."
"No. I just met her, she said she was coming up here to do her homework. Although she was acting a bit odd. what happened in Defense Against the Dark Arts.
"Oh you know, Hermione raising her hand to answer every question, sat in the front row, she stayed after class and pretended she didn't understand something just so she could be alone with Krum." Ron said this in a flat, sarcastic tone.
"Honestly! What does she see in him??!?!?!?"
"I'd expect Hermione to like someone smart, not an idiot." Harry spoke for the first time that evening. ?
"Yeah, how did he get hired for the job anyway?" I asked.
"Dumbledore's desperate." The two boys said at the same time.
"Well, I think he should just." I trailed off.
"What? He just what. Ginny? Are you okay?"
"I was staring into the fire, not blinking. At least that's what Harry told me I was doing. I don't actually remember it.
"I stood there, staring for about a minute. I then turned around.
"Harry! Its me, Sirius." The words were coming out of my body, but I certainly wasn't saying them. Harry and Ron were both speechless, standing there and staring.
"W-What?" Harry managed to get out. "how. who. your DEAD!" Harry managed to get out.
"I don't have long." Harry's god father continued. "I've come here to warn you. There's a student in this school who is in disguise. It could be anyone. Talk to Lila, I think she might know something about who it is. You can trust her. you can also trust everyone in your year. Anyone else is a possibility, so watch who becomes your friend this year. I'm sorry I don't have time to explain much. But I have to go now, before its too late." He then turned to Harry. I'm happier dead Harry, its better this way." Before Harry could even open his mouth, my body flew backwards and banged against the wall. Apparently, I was unconscious for about thirty seconds. When I opened my eyes, I saw Harry and Ron standing over me.
"Ginny?" Asked Harry suspiciously.
"Yeah?" I responded casually, not knowing why he said my name like that. "And why am I on the floor?" I quickly got up.
"Don't you remember what just happened?" said Ron. I didn't say anything.
Harry walked over to his favorite chair as Hermione walked in.
"Vic- I mean Professor Krum is an amazing teacher!" Hermione sighed. "He pretends not to know something and then-"
"Hermione!" Ron interrupted her. "What is wrong with you?! Krum is a bastard! A stupid bastard! Can't you tell?!?!?! And if it weren't for him, you would have realized by now that something important just happened!
Hermione then looked around the room and saw Harry sitting on the chair looking like he'd just seen You-Know-Who. She then looked at me and probably saw an extremely confused expression.?
"It's the first day of school. What could possibly happened?"
"I think Sirius just talked to me." Said Harry flatly.
He didn't say anything else so Ron took over. "Harry, Ginny and I were just talking and then Ginny suddenly started staring into the fire and well, it was. Sirius. He said that there's a student in disguise or something. And that we could trust Lila and everyone in our year. Then Ginny came back.
"Yeah. and I found myself ON THE FLOOR!!!! I don't remember any of it."
"Sirius?" Hermione was obviously still in Krum's world. ?
"HERMIONE!!!" I don't think I'd ever seen Ron so mad. He stormed upstairs and Hermione didn't even seem to notice. "Those eyes!" she sighed. Now Harry was fed up too.
"He was my god father, Hermione. The closest think I ever had to family. Thanks for caring." He slowly made his way to bed.
Now, it was only the two of us there.
"What the hell has gotten into you!?!?!? I never expected you out of all people to put a stupid boy you like in front of things that actually matter!"
"He's not stupid!"
"Are you kidding me!?!?!? All he cares about is quidditch and his face! And last I heard, you didn't like him anyomore!"
I can change my opinion can't I?" Hermione turned around and walked upstairs.
There I was, left standing alone. It was the first day of school and things were already all going completely wrong. I knew Harry and Ron and Hermione wouldn't be talking the next day. That alone was bad enough. I didn't feel like being in the common room any more so I went to bed and did my homework there. I was half way through my homework when I realized that Hermione couldn't possibly have done any of hers. I got out of bed, snuck over to hers and peeked through. There she was, fast asleep with a smile on her face. Now I knew something was wrong.